Six Covid-19 deaths, 351 positive cases reported in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 16, 2022 (BSS) – Bangladesh today recorded six Covid-19
deaths and 351 coronavirus positive cases in 24 hours.
“Bangladesh reported 5.86 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 5,988
samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in
Dhaka district and the capital is 243 while two Covid-19 deaths were reported during the period.
The official tally showed that the virus killed a total of 29,401 people
and infected 20,32,443 so far, the statement added.
The recovery count rose to 19,74,208 after another 620 patients were
discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the last 24 hours.
From the beginning of the pandemic, 97.13 percent Covid-19 patients
recovered among the infected people while 1.45 percent died, the DGHS
statistics showed.
Among the 29,401 fatalities, 12,936 occurred in Dhaka, 5,900 in
Chattogram, 2,155 in Rajshahi, 3,735 in Khulna, 993 in Barishal, 1,350 in
Sylhet, 1,428 in Rangpur and 904 in Mymensingh divisions.